Aakraman (1975)

Ajay Verma is a major in the Indian army, and is principled, dedicated, and honest. His family has arranged his marriage with beautiful Sheetal, and both are to be married soon. Shortly ... See full summary »

Director:

J. Om Prakash

Writers:

Sachin Bhowmick (screenplay), Sachin Bhowmick (story),

Stars:

Ashok Kumar, Sanjeev Kumar, Rakesh Roshan

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ashok Kumar
Sanjeev Kumar	...	Major Ajay Verma
Rakesh Roshan	...	Leutenant Sunil Mehra (as Raakesh Roshan)
Rajesh Khanna	...	Karnail Singh
Rekha	...	Sheetal
Sulochana Latkar	...	Mrs. Verma (Ajay's Mother)
Farida Jalal	...	Asha
Asrani
Sujit Kumar	...	Pratap Singh
Keshto Mukherjee	...	Rangeela
Sunder	...	Laddoo
Ravindra Kapoor	...	Subedar Usman (as Ravinder Kapoor)
Kuljeet	...	(as Kuljit)
Deepak Raj
Mumtaz Shanti

Storyline

Ajay Verma is a major in the Indian army, and is principled, dedicated, and honest. His family has arranged his marriage with beautiful Sheetal, and both are to be married soon. Shortly before their marriage, Pakistan declares war and attacks India, and Ajay and all other soldiers are recalled to duty. Ajay meets with an old friend, Sunil, on the warfront. During a quiet break they talk about life at home, and Ajay's forthcoming marriage. Then Sunil is wounded, and brought in the barracks. Ajay goes through his belongings, and gets a shock when he sees Sheetal's photograph in Sunil's wallet.

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Genres:

Drama | Family | War

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Details

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi

Release Date:

14 May 1975 (India)

Filming Locations:

Mehboob Studios, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Company Credits

Production Co:

Film Kunj Pvt. Ltd.

Technical Specs

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

User Reviews

A action-packed film

Sunil (Rakesh Roshan), a young army officer, falls in love with Sheetal (Rekha) at first sight. On learning that she is betrothed with his commanding officer, Ajay (Sanjeev Kumar), he starts hating him. Hatred is soon turned into awe and respect when he gets to know Ajay while working closely with him. Sunil realizes that love has many forms and reconciles himself to losing his beloved. When Ajay gets killed in a forward operation, Sunil vows to take care of Ajay's widowed mother.

This action-packed film, set against the backdrop of war, has Ashok Kumar in a pivotal role and Rajesh Khanna in a memorable guest appearance. Music by Laxmikant - Pyarelal includes 'Fauji Gaya Jab Gaon Mein' which pays tribute to soldiers